Tévenon is a municipality

Municipalities of Switzerland

Communes , also known as municipalities, are the smallest government division in Switzerland, numbering 2,596 . While many have a population of a few hundred citizens, the largest cities such as Zürich or Geneva also have the legal status of municipalities...

 in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton

Cantons of Switzerland

The 26 cantons of Switzerland are the member states of the federal state of Switzerland. Each canton was a fully sovereign state with its own borders, army and currency from the Treaty of Westphalia until the establishment of the Swiss federal state in 1848...

 of Vaud

Vaud

Vaud is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland and is located in Romandy, the French-speaking southwestern part of the country. The capital is Lausanne. The name of the Canton in Switzerland's other languages are Vaud in Italian , Waadt in German , and Vad in Romansh.-History:Along the lakes,...

 in Switzerland

Switzerland

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The municipalities of Fontanezier

Fontanezier

Fontanezier is a former municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.The municipalities of Fontanezier, Romairon, Vaugondry and Villars-Burquin merged on 1 July 2011 into the new municipality of Tévenon.-Geography:...

, Romairon

Romairon

Romairon is a former municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.The municipalities of Fontanezier, Romairon, Vaugondry and Villars-Burquin merged on 1 July 2011 into the new municipality of Tévenon.-Geography:...

, Vaugondry

Vaugondry

Vaugondry is a former municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.The municipalities of Fontanezier, Romairon, Vaugondry and Villars-Burquin merged on 1 July 2011 into the new municipality of Tévenon.-Geography:...

 and Villars-Burquin

Villars-Burquin

Villars-Burquin is a former municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.The municipalities of Fontanezier, Romairon, Vaugondry and Villars-Burquin merged on 1 July 2011 into the new municipality of Tévenon....

 merged on 1 July 2011 into the new municipality of Tévenon.

History

Fontanezier is first mentioned in 1403 as Fontanisy. Romairon is first mentioned in 1403 as Romeyron.

Geography

Tévenon has an area, , of 17.49 square kilometre. Of this area, 7.51 square kilometre or 42.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 9.15 square kilometre or 52.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.64 square kilometre or 3.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.03 km² (7.4 acre) or 0.2% is unproductive land.

Sights

The entire hamlet of Vaugondry is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites

Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites

The Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites is part of a 1981 Ordinance of the Swiss Federal Council implementing the Federal Law on the Protection of Nature and Cultural Heritage.-Sites of national importance:-Types:...